Braiding carrier



May si, 1927.

H. JANSSEN BRADING CARRIER Filed March'` 20. A1926 Henry Janssem INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS.

Patented May 31,A

examine Carmina.

Appiiatiba fii'a March-2 \My invention lrelates I'to braiding carriers,

and my main objectiisto enable the use of.

a loaded'bobbin of t-he maximum' diameter and capacity permittedby the requisite pass- 5 ing of they carriers in 'their intersecting paths. o ,this end the invention provides iiorthe avoidance of any` carrier parts which pro- -jeetv radially beyond the'` l'loaded bobbin, by iixedly mounting thelatter upon' a hollow axial ,standard fot-they carrier, and vby em-V ploying a lthread--tensioning `unit which Vis rotatably lmounted in Jsaid hollow standard .and intermittently rotated therein as .autolmatically controlled bythe tensioning ofthe bobbinfleaving thread -as `vfully set fforth :in connection Witlrthe accompanying drawings Iillustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention, the novel features-'of which are clearly'deiined inthe subjoined claims.

the essential `eatures'-of my `invention as appliedto a carrier adapted .to4 .ride fverti- 'cally in the lusual race-Way` plate ofv al braiding iriac'liine; the lock armo theLtensi'oning nieehanismybei'ng illustratedvas raised ,by-the vtensioning of the Witlidrawin'gthreadv v l ""F ig. 2 "is a pla-n View thereof; in'. section on the line 2`2of-1Fig- 1.

'Fig. J3 L is arfseparate view of. the unwound bobbin,v sho ing itsnonfrotary seating! upon the fi-Xe'd car-rierstandard. f

Fig. 4 isa separate view ofi the..v complete thread-tensioning unit,. showingf the. parts in normal position. v

from theusualnbase portion 10 yof the carrier rises a central .e tubular standard' 11. Upon thisrigid standard is removably but non-rotatively mounted the bobbin 12; the tubular body of which` fits loosely thereon and is notched at its b'ase'lla so as to engage the correspondingly notched seat lll on the fixed standard 11, and the top of'vvliich is providedwvith a locking head 13 provided lwith paivlfengaging teeth as showngsaid bobbin thus becoming a iXed part of the standard When in operating position thereon. As indicated,thread material 12a is Wound directly upon the tubular bobbin to any lamount desired within the limit fixed by the 0 required free passing of cooperating carriers; there being no radially projecting carrier parts in my improved construction to otherwise limit the loaded diameters the iXedly mounted bobbins.

The bobbin 12 being Fig. '1 is fa vertical-section view Y:showing non-rotatively o, i936. serrata. 96,123.

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thread-tensioning .mechanism whichA is loosely ,insertable inthe :tixed .carrier standard 11C;as a separable unit, .and I Which `X-is .ing the .threadtherefrom'by means of. a

`6O freely rotatedin, said standard in univinde Aing 4the fthread lfrom .fthe lrelatively liXedq bobbin asautomatieally determined by the tension to Which tliethreadlis subjected ;,tlief portionuof said rotating mechanism Whieh fiirstreceivesftliegleaving thread 1j2bibeinglloi' cated Withiii'theeircle lof ,adesiredly large ibobbin, so lthat said V r o tatable y I nechani sinvy fixes no llimit tothediameter of the latter.

This ,unitaryithrearlteiisioning mechanism .comprises a tubular cas1ng-i20 which .is

.loosely .inserted in the; fixed 116,1 i

@with "fsf bottom pQr'tGn Zlirrovidnga fractional stepfbearing ,and v,an interior connection 22 ,foiza` tension spring 2 3-,4 as. shoivn g' 1 section, corresponding. with Vthat of the casing 452.0 so as SLO., prevent relative ,rotation in the latter, ,alL substantially ,as shown;y in prior zpatentfto-.Staub No; 1,360,810 .Whereinsaid 'i i o'appedf tension spring. is .merely secured i Withinftheffixed garrier standard .Without being rotatable therein. A.IShe f cylin rical y the upper'gpprtion ef the iixed'ncarrierstand- (alla latter andl@lilsadedfbrbbiiil 12. "there-@i151 vis Vprovided with a (top` axially arranged thread-guide 20" through which the thread Vistaken oii'directly to the braiding point of the machine, and with alaterally extend# ing` bracket 20C`Which carries a lock arm 35 l adapted'to be automatically moved into and intermittent rotary movement vof the tensioning unit as required. v

The lock arm 35, asshovvn, 1s pivotally secured at36zto the casing bracket 2(),' so` as to normally extend radially inward-'over the toothed locking Vhead 13 of vthe rfixed bobbin andlocate its threaded-eye end 35a* substantially' in Ythe axial 4line 'of .the rotat able thread-tensioning unit;and the thread 12b as it leaves the bobbin,v engages a vthread guide 35b at the hub portionot tlieffloclr'Y v' being limited only `by: they 4providing ofrequired, clearance forthe material on' passing arm, before passing .throughtheend' eye i Vaof the latter'ito the top eye25 of the tent sioningmeansrand thence through the top eyeg()br oit'l 'the casing to the braiding. point of ythe machine ployed; Y Y i In operation',

invvhieh the Carrier 1s emsioningrmeans vvhiler. the look arm 35 is depressedthereby into engagement with the head 13 of the fixed bobbin; butY locking l Y 'when slack 1staken up the lock arm Ais @raised by Contact of thetop eye 25 so as to Vpermit free rotation of Vthe Whole thread AVl tensioning` unitv in the carrier Standard; which rotation carries fthe outerV threadi A receiving end 35? ofthelook arm around the ixedbobbin to freely unwind from the 'latter as required. E The unwinding thread assestothe outer thread-guideportion 351 of theirotatable tensioning unit, fromrdiieri ent lengthwise Vportions 'of thehfixed bobbin 'andfroin different diameters of the latter as theunwinding proceeds, but always under'tensionfofthe spring 23, Whether the latter is retractedvto ltake up vslack thread,

orvextended to y*release the looked tensioning mechanism to( ree rotation as called Jfor by Y the angling off-the Withdrawn thread; Vthe permitted diameter of thev-Wound-bobbin i bobbins 'of eoop'eratingrarriers.

@The essentialjeatures of my invention may obviouslyjbe embodied.V in diferentV` Vforms from the preferred construction speciiieally setvforth, and in connection With accessory devieesnot linvolved in the oper- 1 Y y [ation thereoi'vvvithout `departing fromthe Y scope of the claims: defining the same.

What I claim is:V l. A V'braiding Carrier comprising' a base portion having al tubular standard, abobbin non-rotatably:mounted upon said fixed standard and provided with a locking head,

slack in the bobbin-f leaving thread 12b is taken' upV by thetenanda Combined thread take oil'randutensionl' ing unit rotatable on fthe axis ofthe stand-` ard. said unit comprising a casing rotatable Vvin said 'standard and f'having' anupvvardlyy extending portionV provided With ari-axially oted to-saidybraoleuand vanY axially arf ranged thread tensioning 'device 1in said oasing'adapted 'to release saidlool'ring arm, t i 'the latter being normally pressed into enw f head, by l standard andl provided with y a locking head,

anda combinedQthread take ofi and ten- `sioningunit 'rotatable` von th'ej' axis KVofv the standard; said unitfoomprising a easingA ro.

a base Y y esv tatable in said standard and'having Van up- Wardly extending portion provided with an axially arranged take-oireye andfa pivotingbraeket, a locking armxpivoted to; said bracket and provided vvith thread guide eyes at the huh and lthe free.y end thereoi tensioning device in said'casing Controlling "said arm to lock orreleasey the same. Y f 3. A'braiding carrier 4comprising a base portion having a tubular stnanda'rdya''tubu-k respectively, and an axially arranged thread t lar bobbin non-rotatably enelosingythe fixed' standard and providedwith a looking head ';V f

andY ajrotatablethreadtensioning unit veom- Y prising a tubular easing rotatablygmounted -inisaid' standard and carrying a thread-engaged loelr'arm adapted v.to control Vits rotary movement, rand .azthread-engaged ten- `sioning devioe movable in said. rotatable Casing and operative 4upon said locking arm to engage or disengage the same.l

Y In testimony wher ture.

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5o` `arranged take-.off Vveye.V and aV pivotingbracket, a thread-guiding looking arm plv- 

